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 | Alvaro del Portillo, the first successor to Blessed JosemarĂa Escrivá as head of Opus Dei, was born in Madrid on 11 March 1914. |
| Alvaro del Portillo was a member of the General Council of Opus Dei from 1940 to 1975, serving as secretary general from 1940 to 1947 and from 1956 to 1975. |
| Don Alvaro, as he was known, was a consultor to several congregations and councils of the Holy See, such as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Congregation for the Clergy, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. |
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